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Skattebo says he mulled retiring after '25 injury
New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo says he briefly contemplated retirement after he suffered an open fracture of his right ankle during his rookie...
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- New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo says he briefly contemplated retirement after he suffered an open fracture of his right ankle during his rookie season.
- In an appearance Thursday on Kay Adams' "Up & Adams Show," Skattebo said he thought about retiring about a month into his recovery from his injury, which occurred in late October.
- "Like the first month, I was like 'Damn, do I really want to do this?' And then it was seven games, you know, I got to go back and play," he said.
- Giants RB Cam Skattebo considered retirement after his season-ending injury during his rookie year:@camskattebo5 | @heykayadams pic.twitter.com/CZ3HYbioPn — Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) September 3, 2026 Skattebo, 24, actually suffered his injury during the eighth game of his NFL career, against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo says he briefly contemplated retirement after he suffered an open fracture of his right ankle during his rookie season. In an appearance Thursday on Kay Adams' "Up & Adams Show," Skattebo said he thought about retiring about a month into his recovery from his injury, which occurred in late October. "Like the first month, I was like 'Damn, do I really want to do this?' And then it was seven games, you know, I got to go back and play," he said. Giants RB Cam Skattebo considered retirement after his season-ending injury during his rookie year:@camskattebo5 | @heykayadams pic.twitter.com/CZ3HYbioPn — Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) September 3, 2026 Skattebo, 24, actually suffered his injury during the eighth game of his NFL career, against the Philadelphia Eagles. He said Thursday that coming out of Arizona State, he thought about what he would do if he suffered a major injury in the NFL. "And that happened seven games into my career, so it kind of sucked." However, the monotony of his recovery, during which he said he would "do absolutely nothing" for 14 hours a day "for weeks on end," helped him to "find who I am as a player and a person." And...